Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
our santa paula Letter.

EDITOR HERALD:-The advancing sea.
son brings to Santa Paula and vicinity
increased activity, greater interest in
improvements of permanent nature,
more Of demand for real estate and in.
.reasing population. This state Of at.
fairs, SO pleasant for our residents to
contemplate, strengthens the hopes OF
those who have confidence in our future.
Stability characterizes the improvements
now making and to be made, and this
NAV be said of all the towns Of this
county, but more especially those situat.
ed along the line of the railroad.
Here in Santa Paula we note the COM
pletion of a fine two.story depot,
the regular daily arrival, on schedule
time, Of passenger and freight trains
from Los Angeles; the erection of eight
or ten new houses; the commencement
of the work of putting together OF a
monster iron tank to hold 36, 600 barrels
of oil for Hardison, Stewart l. Co., and
the prospect of the building of several
business houses in the near future.
Among these will be two.story brick
iron front, for the oil company, and an.
other brick building for stores.
This place is still the terminal station
of tho Newhall extension of the 5. F.,
though tracklaying has progressed to
point west of Satacoy. How soon the
cars will enter Ventura is conundrum
no one but railroad officials can solve
Very few rails pass over the road to the
front. Meanwhile there is con-
siderable travel through our town;
three or four stages from Ven
tura, one or two for Santa Barbara
and one or more for the Ojai valley, ,stake
passengers to their destination upon the
arrival of trains. The one hotel in the
place is overcrowded.
Many improvements, of very sub
stantial character. are in progress in
Ventura, and that town is taking for.
ward strides. New life is beng infused
into business circles, and not only the
people of that town, but those of other
localities of this county are trying to
profit by the experience in Los Angeles
county in booming real estate. All
right. if confined within limits of truth
aud sound policy, though in these rush
ing times, moral if not legitimate bounds
are once in q while, encroached upon.
The fact is potent that here is large
scope of valuable country not yet fully
opened up, that will some day be thickly
settled.
| Linked together as are Los Angeles
and Ventura counties their common in
terests are more and more apparent as
the years pass, jealousies, in greater or
less degree, ought not for one moment
to be INDUCED ia. Heretofore, and at
the present time to a great extent, our
supplies have come from San francisco,
but not long hence we shall turn our
eyes toward Los Angeles, and your
merchants, reaching out hitherward,
will, by wise management, secure large
trade in this county. 1t is d true. if q
trite, saying that water finds it's level.
| Generous showers Of late have bright
ened the crop prospects and farmers are
plowing and planting with renewed conti'
dence. The total rainfall for the season
at this place is about fourteen inches,
and there is a prospect of an additional
downpour. Grain looks well and is
growing fast. Considerable corn was
planted a week ago, and more beans will
be planted this year than last season.
Corn aud beans are favorite crops with
our farmers, and profitable ones withal.
Orchards promise large yield. The
hay crop will be up to the average.
| Very little interest was taken in the
special election of the 18th inst, and a
light vote was polled. We are inclined
to think none of the amendments ex-
cept, possibly the third, carried.
ENRIQUE.
Santa Paula, April l3, 1887.